Anthonie Duyck (c. 1560 – 13 September 1629 ) was Grand Pensionary of

Holland Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands. From the 10th to the 16th c ...

between 1621 and 1629.

Life

Anthonie Duyck was a descendant of a notable

holland Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands. From the 10th to the 16th c ...

ic family which was founded in the 13th century. Anthonie was the son of Gijsbert Duyck, lord of Oud Karspel, who was appointed

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in 1580. Anthonie was born in

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and studied law in

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. In 1588, he became ''advocaat-fiscaal'' (public prosecutor) at the ''

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''. This was, next to the

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, the central constitutional body of the United Provinces. As official of the ''Raad van State,'' he accompanied Prince

Maurice of Orange Maurice of Orange ( nl, Maurits van Oranje; 14 November 1567 – 23 April 1625) was ''stadtholder'' of all the provinces of the Dutch Republic except for Friesland from 1585 at the earliest until his death in 1625. Before he became Prince o ...

on his military campaigns between 1591 and 1602. He wrote long reports about these military campaigns for his superiors in The Hague. In 1602, he became '' griffier'' at the court of Holland. In 1619 even a justice in the

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. He was named as one of the public prosecutors against his will for the special court which tried

Johan van Oldebarnevelt Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (), Heer van Berkel en Rodenrijs (1600), Gunterstein (1611) and Bakkum (1613) (14 September 1547 – 13 May 1619) was a Dutch statesman and revolutionary who played an important role in the Dutch struggle for indepen ...

. This court pronounced the death penalty in 1619. Duyck became Grand Pensionary of Holland in 1621. His tasks were moderate compared to the tasks of Oldebarnevelt. Oldebarnevelt was an important political leader, while Duyck was more an official. Anthonie married twice, and his first wife, Elisabeth de Michely, gave him three children, all daughters.

Works

From 1591 to 1602, Anthonie kept a journal, detailing his activities and events of the

Eighty Years' War The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) ( c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Refo ...

, in which the

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was embroiled at that time. This journal was edited and published by the Dutch department of war in 1862, though of the seven books, one, book four, was lost.Duyck, p. 15

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References

External links

Anthony Duyck Journaal, 1591-1602 door Anthony Duyck
Anthonie Duyck's Journal on Google Books. 1560s births 1629 deaths 17th-century Dutch lawyers Grand Pensionaries Politicians from The Hague 16th-century Dutch lawyers {{Netherlands-politician-stub